June 22, 1981 | Volume 54, Issue 26

THE BACKGROUNDOver the years the lords of baseball have been treated as special characters by the U.S. Supreme Court (which granted them an exemption from antitrust laws), Congress (which declined...

•Bill Walsh, San Francisco 49er coach, after watching his 6-10 team score touchdowns and perform other wondrous deeds in the newly released 49er highlight film: "It's amazing what they can do with...

Larry Holmes' stature as a champion is endlessly denigrated, but his effortless handling of Leon Spinks was the McCoy

When middleweight champion Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo put their heads together, the loser in every way was the bloody challenger

Lest I've created the impression in this space that SPORTS ILLUSTRATED staffers are all capable of running 2:30 marathons and holding their own on the satellite tennis tour or, at least, are...

Last week's strike came at a bad time for Pete Rose and other record chasers

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AMOS OTIS: The Kansas City outfielder hit .529, drove across six runs, scored three times, slammed four doubles and two triples, and stole a base. His two-run double in the eighth inning broke a...

Since childhood, I have been afflicted by a disorder whose only symptom is the uncontrolled impulse to punt. The object normally employed for the satisfaction of this desire is a football,...

The only minutes that dragged for Coe came after he ran his world-record 800

Donna Caponi is no longer Young, but that was the least of her worries as she beat off challenges by Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers to win another LPGA Championship

4—Jerry Cooke16—Walter Iooss Jr.17—Richard Mackson18—Walter Iooss Jr.19—Mike Maple (bottom right), Lane Stewart (3)20, 21—Walter Iooss Jr.22—Ben Weaver-Camera 5-ABC Sports23—Ben Weaver-Camera...

BASEBALL—ARIZONA STATE won the 35th College World Series with a 7-4 victory over Oklahoma State in Omaha.

RANDY THORPEBROOKLYNThorpe, a senior outfielder at the University of Texas-Arlington, stole 50 bases in 61 attempts in 1981 to bring his four-year total to 151 and surpass the NCAA career record...

MISSISSIPPI'S MANNINGSir:I enjoyed Paul Zimmerman's intimate report on one of my favorite people: Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints quarterback (The Patience of a Saint, June 8). I'm an avid San...

Although urban in location, vacant lots can be considered chunks of our vanishing wilderness. They're disappearing at an alarming rate, but few people seem to notice and no special-interest group...